Lynette Alice “Squeaky” Fromme, member of the infamous “Manson family” was sentenced to life imprisonment for an assassination attempt and was released on parole on August 14, 2009, after serving nearly 34 years.Media Watch (Still a work in progress.) Normal version—No summaries. 1975 | 1976-1979 | 1980-1986 | 1987 | 1988-2000 1975: Manson Girl Tries to Shoot President: The LA Times, September 5, 1975 Front page story from the evening paper hours after the incident. ‘Squeaky’ Picked a Spot—and Then Just Waited: The LA Times, September 6, 1975 The George Skelton account discussed in Bravin’s […]
“Squeaky” Ignores Parole Hearing
From the Philadelphia Inquirer, September 5, 1985: “Squeaky” Ignores Parole Hearing Ann Kolson, Inquirer Staff Writer (The Associated Press, Reuters and United Press International contributed to this report.) Lynette “Squeaky” Fromme, serving a life sentence for attempting to assassinate then-President Gerald Ford in 1975, chose not to appear before a parole commission yesterday. The follower of […]
Letter, on birthdays Appeared in part in Schreck’s The Manson File—No date.
Mr. Connolly — (your title) Mr. Robt. Russell [address deleted] [address deleted] wrote & I got it the same day yours came. He wanted to know my birthday also. Does that mean anything to you? It meant to me that I had to write another letter that couldn’t get too real or it would be misunderstood. I […]
Letter 2/12
2/12 5 pages enclosed expressing current feelings & statements ranging from 1970— recently. The final 2 pages I wrote as frontispiece to a story a magazine wanted to use. We decided later against allowing them to make money off of us. The book was a large paperback w/ contributions from numerous writers. Manson said that he […]
Letter 1/10/83
1/10/83 Your letter—short as it is—touched on a lot of subjects & inspires a lot of comeback. I’m sending an article about the punk rock movement—if it can be called a movement. Check how the Jews got in to turn it. Manson is versatile & can deal with & move a lot of different thoughts […]
Three Excerpts from Lynette Fromme’s Unpublished Book
Three Excerpts from Lynette Fromme’s Unpublished Book ONE We all came from houses with doors, doors that were supposed to be closed when there were things going on that we weren’t supposed to see, and when our pants were down. Making love was never shown to us. It was explained, as if a chore and […]
Proposed Introduction to an Unpublished Book by Lynette Fromme, 1977
Proposed Introduction to an Unpublished Book by Lynette Fromme, 1977 As long as the man is tucked away in asylum/prison/grave, you can say anything you want about him. Anything. You can lie in more movies and bogus books for money. You can pretend to play like him. You can orgy with your awkward paws and […]
November 10
NOV. 10 1. My action in court Friday was not a frivolous disruption but a rational commitment based on principle. 2. The results of this trial specifically hinge on my intent. 3. I went to the Capitol and came to court specifically to draw attention to the problems of the world that directly affect my state of mind […]
Statement for the Record
Statement for the Record To the matter of defense: The court has stated repeatedly that the case is to be tried based on the facts in evidence; that the defendant will not be permitted to make any political statements, nor to use the court room as a forum for talking about such “ecology” issues as […]
In order of due process
Circa 4 Nov., 1975 In order of due process I am sincere in telling the court that I have only one chance for the defense of myself, the man and the country. I am telling the court that the problems of the country left for the young people to solve are directly concerning my intent […]